Chinese name vs English name

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by SUSIE-DANG-1988, May 12, 2007.

  1. aishiteru4

    aishiteru4 Well-Known Member

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    hmmm... i would say just call my name.. i dont know.. but i dont really have a chinese name.. believe it or not.. my name only have two words.. my last name n my first name.. n my first name is an english name...
    my parents kinda gave me my first name n then only gave me the chinese name according to the english name...
    hmm.. so i would kinda agree with xtreme.. a name is just a name... dont matter if its english or chinese lol
     
  2. alan_luo_wifeyy

    alan_luo_wifeyy Active Member

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    I Prefer People Calling Me My English Name Instead Of My Chinese Name! I Love Both Of My Names So It Don't Really Matter Wat People Calls Me..
     
  3. carey

    carey Active Member

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    both are exceptable ? heehhee.
     
  4. Darice

    Darice Well-Known Member

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    i like my english name better cuz my chinese name makes me sound like a kid
     
  5. shoij

    shoij Active Member

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    i think for the "old" generation, the parents just simply pick an english name that sounds like ur chinese name haha which is quite "lo to"
     
  6. shoij

    shoij Active Member

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    oh and u can always change ur name after 21 (but u should do it before letting ur parents know) xD
     
  7. champ91

    champ91 Well-Known Member

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    i juse just my english name except for legal documents which require your full name.
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    #87 champ91, Jun 25, 2007
    Last edited: Mar 12, 2011
  8. davu4eva

    davu4eva Well-Known Member

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    my name at school is my english name but name for legal docs+ end of high school exams is chinese (passport) name...well my chinese name in english isnt bad
     
  9. davu4eva

    davu4eva Well-Known Member

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    usually Asian parents wont let u...esp if they follow traditional customs...like save the last name...i wont change my chinese name even if it was bad....wheres the asian pride?:D
     
  10. Dohickey

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    names

    I use english name. Reason is because I chosed it, not named by family, although I still use the chinese name with close friends.
     
  11. kaka830

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    i dont really like ppl calling me by my chinese name...only ppl in hk calls me by my chinese name
     
  12. gday

    gday Well-Known Member

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    i like my english name i hate my chinese name it is tradiationally gay!
     
  13. dragong87

    dragong87 Well-Known Member

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    I like my chinese name more because its unique.. but my westerner friends find it challenging to say so..
     
  14. zero_c

    zero_c Well-Known Member

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    I prefer my english name because its unique. I don't like my chinese name because its a name of a hong kong star, and he usually plays a bad guy. I was given the name before he was in the entertainment business. My family don't use my chinese name either, they have a nickname that everyone uses.
     
  15. real0st

    real0st Well-Known Member

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    My chinese name is my middle name. So technically my whole name is 4 words: First name, chinese name [the typical 2-worded chinese name] and last name (I don't like my name so I'm just not gonna say it.) And oddly enough, same goes for mostly everyone in my family.
     
  16. nebil17

    nebil17 Member

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    My friends call me by my English name, but my family calls me by my Chinese name.
     
  17. azngirl94

    azngirl94 Member

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    i like my english name alittle bit better since my chinese name sounds wierd
     
  18. aurezai

    aurezai Member

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    Weeeell, I like being called my English name better even though it's really common. This is because my Chinese name embarasses me (the meaning of it). Nowadays my mom calls me by my English name... weird.
     
  19. rNb99

    rNb99 Well-Known Member

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    people call my english name more cause no one knows my chinese name. i guess it is because i'm surrounded by non-asian people more or asian that cannot speak chinese so i don't tell them my chinese name.
     
  20. lxr

    lxr Active Member

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    I always get called by my english name...
    rarely chinese... thats only when my mum introduces me to her friends in china lol
    i don't mind if people call me by my chinese or english name really... :)